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Differentiating Remote Instruction for Special Populations

Session #3

Seesaw and Special Education

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Returning Boston Strong: Professional Learning

Boston Public Schools

Overarching Objectives:

Incorporate students’ cultural knowledge and affirm students’ racial and cultural identities.
Establish educator care in culturally responsive learning environments
Promote open communication between families and the district in developing partnerships with parents and caregivers and valuing “funds of knowledge.”
Discover students’ strengths and observing students potential for learning
Where relevant capitalizing on opportunities for student input and dialogue
Incorporate issues important to students and their families

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Previous and Upcoming Seesaw PDs!

All PDs are recorded and shared afterwards!

Remote Learning Best Practices and Seesaw Tutorial #1
Family Engagement and Seesaw #2

Seesaw Basics
Seesaw for Multilingual Learners
Deeper dive into Seesaw including:

Skills/assessments
Other advanced topics

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Brought to you by:

Antonietta Brownell

abrownell @bostonpublicschools.org

Chantei Alves

calves @bostonpublicschools.org

Colleen Mason

cmason3 @bostonpublicschools.org

Judy Nee

Jnee2@bostonpublicschools .org

Amanda Cosgrove

acosgrove@bostonpublicschools.org

Rojda Yalcin

ryalcin@bostonpublicschools.org

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Some housekeeping for the session

All attendees will be on mute for the webinar
Use the 3 dots by your name to add your grade level to your name
Type your questions into the chat, we will have Q&A at the end and share FAQs afterwards
Please fill out the feedback form at the end

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Objectives

Gain an understanding of how Seesaw can be used to support diverse learners
Hear from inclusion and strand educators on how Seesaw can enhance the strategies previously used in remote learning
How this relates to CRIOP

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Pillars of the Culturally Responsive Instruction Observation Protocol (CRIOP)

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Using Seesaw for Differentiation

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Why Seesaw?

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Easily differentiate your activities!

Post a video or photo model.
Record your voice so students can also hear the instructions!
Students have different options for how to turn in their work.
Easily assign assignments to specific students.

Creating Activities

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Seesaw Special Education Activity Library

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All teachers and service providers can be attached to a classroom for streamlined reporting.

Up to 10 adults can be added to an account.

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*Liam is the presenters sons name - not a student :)

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Tutorial!

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Creating

the Skills:

Tagging the Skills:

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Create a Google Slideshow for weekly Live Teaching that can be posted on Seesaw and emailed to families!

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Centers Choice Board

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How can we best serve students in ABA classrooms?

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Setting Up Remote Classrooms for ABA Strand

Example of individual zoom schedules
Small group schedule sample
Examples of a ctivities for synchronous learning.

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Incorporating

ACE Remotely

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Using Communication Boards Remotely

Center Communication Board
Request a break
Bathroom

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What other remote learning tools can be used with Seesaw?

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NEARPOD

Recording and presentations slides of a Nearpod training provided by BPS Tech.

Availability: Nearpod has been purchased by the district Use with Seesaw: Nearpod assignments can be linked in Seesaw activities to share with students!

Best used for synchronous teaching small group

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BOOM CARDS

Recording and presentations slides of a Boom Cards training provided by YouTube and Boom Learning.

Availability: Free with limited features,
Can also purchase as teacher, school or district

Best used for synchronous teaching small group

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GOALBOOK

Recording and presentations slides of a GOALBOOK training.

Availability: Requires a login that can be supplied by your SpEd coordinator, or by attending a live Goalbook training.
$5,000 for school license.

This is mainly used to help create IEP goals

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Explain Everything Whiteboard

Recording and presentations slides of an

Explain Everything training.

Availability: Explain Everything has been purchased by the district for educators to use.

Writing mini lessons, word and fundations and math workshops

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FLIPGRID

Recording and presentations slides of Flipgrid trainings provided by BPS Tech.

Availability: Free to use

Best used for storytelling and think and feedback

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EDPUZZLE

In depth recordings of EdPuzzle and

some of its features.

Availability: 11.50 per month for Pro
Free Basic account

Best used for synchronous and asynchronous teaching in small groups

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Creating

Interactive Books

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Visual Aids

The best visual aids are aids that include your students faces and families--ones that your students can relate to and see themselves represented in.

We also recommend these teacher favorites:

PECS Boardmaker

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Suggested Best Practice: Previewing the Week with Families

Hosting virtual meetings with your family on a regular basis to get them on board with Seesaw, preview the activities for the week, go over the materials they’ll need and remind them to post their work on Seesaw

Make sure parents know their child’s ID number, email address and password.
Sending out your weekly overview lessons for the upcoming week by Friday afternoon with specific mention of what materials families will need to gather. Chantei’s example
Resources

Sample letter for each unit
Learning Code example to send to Families.
Best way to Engage Families

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Thank you!

Please complete the feedback form (linked in the chat)

Contact use with any questions!

Seesaw EC Implementation - Annie Taylor (ataylor2@bostonpublicschools.org)
Today’s facilitators
BPSTechnology - resources on next slides

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Important Links

🔗 BPTechnology Digital Learning Resources

🗓 Office Hours & Virtual Learning Webinars Schedule

Designing for Virtual Learning Website (all webinars and slidedecks will be archived here!)

🕐 Book an appointment with Rhianon

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BPSTechnology Resources

🖥 Visit our Website: www.bostonpublicschools.org/technology

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Watch or Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

📞 Call our Help Desk: 617-635-9200

❓ Boston Public Schools Tech Knowledge Base

🐦 Tweet @BPSTechnology

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Returning Boston Strong: Professional Learning

Boston Public Schools

EXIT TICKET

Please complete the Exit Ticket here

http://bit.ly/RBSProfLearning

In order to receive PDPs or professional development hours for this session, you must complete the exit ticket

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